Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC vs iBUYPOWER Element Gaming PC Desktop Computer… — Head-to-Head (2026)

Our verdict

iBUYPOWER Element Gaming PC Desktop Computer… is our pick.

The iBUYPOWER Element with the RTX 5070 12GB is the better buy for almost every 2026 gamer. Its GPU posts a PassMark G3D Mark of 28,758 pts against the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB's 22,264 pts, a ~29% raw graphics lead, and it carries 12 GB of GDDR7 instead of 8 GB. That is the difference between clearing and choking on 1440p Ultra texture pools.

Buy the Skytech Shadow (Ryzen 7 9700X / RTX 5060 Ti 8GB) if you play high-refresh 1080p competitive titles — CS2 at 260 fps, Apex at 250 fps — and want a cool, quiet, 65 W CPU on AM5 that you can pair with a much bigger GPU in two years. Buy the iBUYPOWER Element (i7-14700F / RTX 5070 12GB) if 1440p Ultra single-player gaming or local LLM work is the point. The 8 GB card cannot reach 204.1 fps in Cyberpunk 2077 at 1440p Ultra or 127.54 tok/s on llama2:7b q4_0.

SpecPicks editorial verdict, written June 27, 2026. Prices move, so check the current price on each listing before you buy.